How do the people around us (like our family and friends) impact our decisions, opinions, belief, etc.?
what is an example from the play?
what is a real-life example?

from the poison tree poem by william blakes

A person's behavior tends to reflect the impacts of the views of his/her family and friends. The more we interact with someone, the more are the chances of that particular person to shape our decisions, opinions and behavior. If a person is surrounded by people who tend to have a negative attitude, then the person will most likely suffer from depression or anger. A person who has positive people close to him will be able to live a more happy life.

The poem, Poison Tree, reflects how a person suppresses his anger towards an individual. Due to this anger, he has a negative approach towards life which eventually leads to murder.

In real- life, we see that children who have criticizing parents tend to be more negative in life. These people stay depressed throughout their lives and may also commit self-harm.

what is the

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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